935. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staff-to-child ratio and average length of stay in private versus statutory residential centres operated or funded by Tusla; the number of children that are currently on a waiting list for a residential care placement; the average waiting time; the procurement or tendering process governs the awarding of contracts to private residential care providers by Tusla; when was that process last reviewed; the number of privately operated children's residential centres currently hold HIQA registration; the current rate of compliance with HIQA standards across both private and statutory centres; the total number of Irish children currently placed in residential care outside the State, including in the United Kingdom, and the annual cost of such placements. [34211/26]

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935. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staff-to-child ratio and average length of stay in private versus statutory residential centres operated or funded by Tusla; the number of children that are currently on a waiting list for a residential care placement; the average waiting time; the procurement or tendering process governs the awarding of contracts to private residential care providers by Tusla; when was that process last reviewed; the number of privately operated children's residential centres currently hold HIQA registration; the current rate of compliance with HIQA standards across both private and statutory centres; the total number of Irish children currently placed in residential care outside the State, including in the United Kingdom, and the annual cost of such placements. [34211/26]

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